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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hassan Assiri, Waleed Abdelkader, Rayan Alfallaj, Hani Alanazi, Abdulaziz Saud AlEnazi, Badi AlDosari
One of the most important indicators of rhinoplasty success is nasal skin thickness. Nasal thickness can lead to irregularities over the osseocartilaginous framework among patients with thin nasal skin and difficulty making tip work changes in patients with thick nasal skin. This study aimed to compare different objective methods. These include computed tomography (CT) and ultrasound (US) techniques, and report the relationship between nasal skin thickness and body mass index (BMI). A prospective cross-sectional study that included all patients at the rhinoplasty clinic (King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between December 2022 and March 2023...
May 6, 2024: Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Afnan S Younis, Gharam S Julaidan, Renad A Alsuwaylimi, Buthaina Majed Almajed, Rahaf T AlShammari, Renad B AlFirm, Lena A Alfarra
BACKGROUND: Paternal prenatal depression affects not only the fathers but also their spouses and children's future lives. Many socioeconomic and cultural factors affect the probability of paternal depression. Little is known about the prevalence of and factors associated with paternal prenatal depression in the Middle East. AIM: To estimate the prevalence of paternal prenatal depression among fathers visiting a tertiary university hospital, as well as to determine the factors associated with paternal prenatal depression within study participants...
2024: Risk Management and Healthcare Policy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hanan Abdulghafoor Khaleel, Riyadh Abdulameer Alhilfi, Salman Rawaf, Zeenah Atwan, Ameen Abdulhasan Al-Alwany, Mays Raheem, Celine Tabche
BACKGROUND: Acute meningitis is a disease with case fatality and disability rate that is dependent on the causative agent. OBJECTIVE: Determine the meningitis trend in Iraq from 2007 to 2023 using a joinpoint regression at national and sub-national levels and describe the epidemiology. METHODS: Joinpoint regression model was used on surveillance data from Jan 2007 until May 2023, to calculate annual and average annual percent changes to determine the trend...
May 15, 2024: Heliyon
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Abdulaziz Alajmi, Abdullah Almehari, Ali R Alzahrani, Yazeed Aljurays, Nawaf Alzahrani, Abdulellah M Aladel, Nayef Alzahrani
Background Gastrointestinal malignancy surgeries are known to have a risk of postoperative complications. Preoperative nutritional status has been suggested as a potential predictor of postoperative outcomes, with low serum albumin levels utilized as a marker of malnutrition and increased risk of postoperative complications. This paper investigated the association between preoperative serum albumin levels and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery. Methods This retrospective data-maintained study was based on all patients aged 18 years and above who underwent colorectal cancer surgery at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between 2015 and 2022...
April 2024: Curēus
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mohammed Aldosari, Khalid M Alduraibi, Abdullaziz A Alsahly, Soliman A Alaraidh, Abdulrahman K Alsaleem, Mohammad S Almosa, Alwaleed Albarkani, Saleh Alhussaini
Background This study assesses the awareness and perceptions of periodic health assessments (PHA) among patients at primary health care (PHC) and family medicine clinics. Despite PHC's importance in preventive health, previous research indicates a significant gap in the public's knowledge and routine practice of PHA, potentially affected by various demographic factors. Materials & methods A cross-sectional approach was employed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with data gathered via self-administered questionnaires from 382 participants...
April 2024: Curēus
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ihab Suliman, Hanan A Almkainzi, Abdullah M Alsubaie, Faisal N Alqahtani, Faris A Alkhudairy, Osama Alrodiman, Alwaleed K Nahhas, Abdulaziz M Alnasser
BACKGROUND: Myocardial infarction (MI) stands as a prevalent worldwide cause of mortality. The aftermath of an MI often entails an unpleasant experience for individuals, who frequently find themselves overwhelmed. Extensive literature suggests that a significant proportion of patients develop depressive symptoms subsequent to MI. Consequently, the primary objective of this study is to ascertain the prevalence of post-MI depression among affected individuals. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study involving a survey distributed to patients admitted to the King Abdulaziz Medical Center (KAMC) located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia...
April 2024: Curēus
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yaseen M Arabi, Hasan M Al-Dorzi, Omar Aldibaasi, Musharaf Sadat, Jesna Jose, Dina Muharib, Haifa Algethamy, Abdulrahman A Al-Fares, Fahad Al-Hameed, Ahmed Mady, Ayman Kharaba, Ali Al Bshabshe, Khalid Maghrabi, Khalid AlGhamdi, Ghulam Rasool, Adnan AlGhamdi, Ghaleb A Almekhlafi, Jamal Chalabi, Haifaa Ibrahim AlHumedi, Maram Hasan Sakkijha, Norah Khalid Alamrey, Amjad Sami Alaskar, Rabeah Hamad Alhutail, Kaouthar Sifaoui, Rakan Alqahtani, Ahmad S Qureshi, Mohammed Moneer Hejazi, Hatim Arishi, Samah AlQahtani, Amro Mohamed Ghazi, Saleh T Baaziz, Abeer Othman Azhar, Sara Fahad Alabbas, Mohammed AlAqeely, Ohoud AlOrabi, Aliaa Al-Mutawa, Maha AlOtaibi, Madiha Fawazy Elghannam, Mohammed Almaani, Sarah Fadel Buabbas, Wadiah Alawi M Alfilfil, Mohammed S Alshahrani, Joel Starkopf, Jean-Charles Preiser, Anders Perner, Jumana Hani AlMubarak, Wafa Mansoor Hazem, Talal Albrahim, Abdulaziz Al-Dawood
BACKGROUND: The optimal amount and timing of protein intake in critically ill patients are unknown. REPLENISH (Replacing Protein via Enteral Nutrition in a Stepwise Approach in Critically Ill Patients) trial evaluates whether supplemental enteral protein added to standard enteral nutrition to achieve a high amount of enteral protein given from ICU day five until ICU discharge or ICU day 90 as compared to no supplemental enteral protein to achieve a moderate amount of enteral protein would reduce all-cause 90-day mortality in adult critically ill mechanically ventilated patients...
May 2, 2024: Trials
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Raniah N Aldekhyyel, Faisal Alshuaibi, Osama Alsaaid, Faisal Bin Moammar, Talal Alanazy, Abdulmajeed Namshah, Kholood Altassan, Reem Aldekhyyel, Amr Jamal
INTRODUCTION: While telemedicine offers significant benefits, there remain substantial knowledge gaps in the literature, particularly regarding its use in Saudi Arabia. This study aims to explore health consumers' behavioral intention to use telemedicine examining the associated factors such as eHealth literacy and attitudes toward telemedicine services. METHODS: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted to collect data on demographics, health status, internet skills, attitudes toward telemedicine, and eHealth literacy...
2024: Frontiers in Public Health
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Bader Alyahya, Abdulaziz Alalshaikh, Ali Alkhulaif, Tareq Al-Salamah, Badr Aldawood, Alwaleed Alsubaie, Meshal Alohali, Saud Alshenaifi, Abdulaziz Alohali, Majed B Alzin, Abdullah Almana, Mohammed Habib, Rana Hasanato
METHODS: This retrospective observational study, conducted in the ED of King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during July and August of 2021(2 months) examined coagulation profile requests. Patients' demographic data (age and gender), medical and clinical history (presenting complaint, comorbidities, and diagnosis), the use of antiplatelets or anticoagulant agents and laboratory values for PT, APTT, and INR were collected. We calculated the total cost of unnecessary coagulation profile testing based on the independent assessment of two ED consultants...
2024: Emergency Medicine International
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REVIEW
Saeed S Alqahtani, Fahad K Aljaber, Bader Y Alsuwailem, Yazeed A AlMashouq, Bander G Alharbi, Riyadh H Masoud, Faisal A Albaqami
Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is a preferred treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysms, though it comes with complications such as endoleaks and graft infections that may necessitate late open conversion (LOC). This systematic review and meta-analysis, drawing on studies from PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, aimed to evaluate the incidence, outcomes, and factors leading to LOC after EVAR. The analysis of 11 selected studies revealed a 5.3% incidence of LOC, with a patient cohort predominantly male (79%) and an average age of 73...
March 2024: Curēus
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Arief Cahyadi, Riyadh Firdaus, Hansen Angkasa
Arnold-Chiari malformation is a displacement of the brain into the spinal canal, often leading to hemodynamic distress. Arnold-Chiari malformation type III (CM III) is a rare and severe type that requires early detection to prevent complications. We aim to report this rare presentation of CM III. A 16-month-old girl with a massive tumor of the occiput suspected to be a meningoencephalocele with CM III was referred to the neurosurgery department. The patient was assessed with class 3 American Society of Anesthesiologist classification, posed challenges due to a difficult airway and the presence of a meningoencephalocele...
2024: International Medical Case Reports Journal
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Raha Orfali, Safina Ghaffar, Lateefa AlAjlan, Shagufta Perveen, Eman Al-Turki, Fuad Ameen
The expeditious incidence of diabetes mellitus in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, there is a significant increase in the total number of people with diabetic foot ulcers. For diabetic lower limb wound infections (DLWs) to be effectively treated, information on the prevalence of bacteria that cause in this region as well as their patterns of antibiotic resistance is significant. Growing evidence indicates that biofilm formers are present in chronic DFU and that these biofilm formers promote the emergence of multi-drug antibiotic resistant (MDR) strains and therapeutic rejection...
June 2024: Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal: SPJ: the Official Publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mohammed Alghamdi, Fadi Masharqa, Abdulrahman Alsultan, Sarah Sewaralthahab, Omar Abdelwahab, Sherif Mohamed, Nashwa Abd El-Aziz, Fahad D Alosaimi
Background Cancer patients suffer from variable degrees of distress. The distress thermometer (DT) is a valuable tool for screening those patients for distress. Few studies have addressed the utility of DT in screening cancer patients in Saudi Arabia. We aimed to measure the distress level of adult cancer patients utilizing the DT and identify the appropriate measures and interventions required to improve this population's well-being. Methods This cross-sectional study was carried out at the oncology center of King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia...
March 2024: Curēus
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Mohamed Kamal Sabra, Anwar Joudeh, Mahmoud Al Niserat, Riyadh Hammamy
KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: Graves's disease must be treated promptly to avoid serious sequelae such as cardiomyopathy, liver injury, and pancytopenia. Early initiation of antithyroid medications and beta blockers could not be overrated even in the presence of these complications. ABSTRACT: Graves' disease causes a large spectrum of clinical manifestations. Delayed diagnosis and management of Graves' disease could lead to serious systemic sequelae. We describe a case of a young man who presented with progressive cough, increased abdominal girth and ankle swelling for a few months...
May 2024: Clinical Case Reports
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Fenoon Abdullah Aljohani, Bakriah Yahyaa Alzubaidi, Reem Hamdan Al-Rafdan, Hanan Mutiq Alblawi, Rama Hani Alrehayan, Ghada Abdulrahman Alsenan, Hadeil Salman Almohaya, Mona Mohamed Taha
OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of e-cigarettes is significantly increasing among adults as an alternative method to tobacco smoking. However, the chemical products of e-cigarettes have an influence on human general health. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the association between e-cigarette use and psychological distress as well as participation in daily activities among adults in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It also evaluates the demographic profile and usage patterns of e-cigarette users...
2024: Frontiers in Psychiatry
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Wajid Syed, Mahmood Basil A Al-Rawi, Adel Bashatah
BACKGROUND Clinical Trials (CTs) are essential for the formation of a new medicine. This questionnaire-based study included 179 male third- and fourth-year PharmD undergraduate students from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between 18 and 23 years of age, was conducted in 2022, and aimed to evaluate student knowledge and attitudes toward CTs. MATERIAL AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted using self-administered questionnaires. The data was collected using convenience sampling. Part 1 of the study collected demographics, with 6 items; part 2 measured knowledge about CTs (9 items); part 3 measured attitudes (5 items) measured on a 5-point Likert scale...
April 27, 2024: Medical Science Monitor: International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Junaid Kashir, Bhavesh V Mistry, Mohamed A Rajab, Lujain BuSaleh, Raed Abu-Dawud, Hala A Ahmed, Sarah Alharbi, Michail Nomikos, Saad AlHassan, Serdar Coskun, Abdullah M Assiri
STUDY QUESTION: Are sperm phospholipase C zeta (PLCζ) profiles linked to the quality of embryogenesis and pregnancy? SUMMARY ANSWER: Sperm PLCζ levels in both mouse and humans correlate with measures of ideal embryogenesis whereby minimal levels seem to be required to result in successful pregnancy. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: While causative factors underlying male infertility are multivariable, cases are increasingly associated with the efficacy of oocyte activation, which in mammals occurs in response to specific profiles of calcium (Ca2+) oscillations driven by sperm-specific PLCζ...
April 26, 2024: Human Reproduction
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ali Al-Samydai, Hamdi Nsairat, Maha N Abu Hajleh, Bayan Aburas, Amal Akour, Tha'er Husam Ata, Tabarek H Mahmood, Tabarak Riyadh Al-Sammarraie, Rawan Atta, Rahaf Ali, Qasim Khalid Alazzawi, Ahmed Aburjai, Simone Carradori
Nano-phytosomes are considered as an efficient drug delivery system for phytochemicals. Phytosomes enhance stability and significantly improves phytochemicals bioavailability and therapeutic efficacy. Thorough meta-analysis of 93 articles, phytochemical versus phytosomes size, charge, polydispersity index (PDI) and IC50 values were investigated. Multivariate Analysis of Covariance revealed significant phytochemicals type effects, even when accounting for cancer cell type and phospholipid type as covariates...
April 26, 2024: Natural Product Research
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Nouf F Almasoud, Mohammed A Aldosari, Ahmed S Mahmoud, Yaser A Alendijani, Abdullah H Alkhenizan
OBJECTIVES: To assess the rate of inappropriate repetition of laboratory testing and estimate the cost of such testing for thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), total cholesterol, vitamin D, and vitamin B12 tests. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was carried out in the Family Medicine and Polyclinic Department at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Clinical and laboratory data were collected between 2018-2021 for the 4 laboratory tests...
April 2024: Saudi Medical Journal
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Amani AlJohi, Ahmad Alohali, Saffanah Alsaeed, Hussam M Sakkijah, Dalia A Obeid
OBJECTIVES: To explore the traits and risk factors of pregnant women admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) with COVID-19. Moreover, the study classifies outcomes based on differing levels of required respiratory support during their intensive care stay. METHODS: This retrospective and descriptive study included all pregnant women with COVID-19 admitted to the adult critical care unit at a specialized tertiary hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Between January 2020 and December 2022...
April 2024: Saudi Medical Journal
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